News tagged with uv irradiation
The search for unusual alien life on Earth and life that can survive on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Questions such as "How to search for weird alien life?" and "Would Earth microbes survive if delivered to the surface of Mars?" are addressed in articles that are part of the collection of reports presented ...
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Stretching DNA to the Limit: DNA damage in a new light
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 20, 2007 |
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It has long been known that UV light can damage DNA, reducing its ability to replicate and interact with proteins, and often resulting in the development of skin cancers. However, not much is known about how the elasticity ...
Self-destructing messages: Light-reactive coatings make metal nanoparticles into inks for self-erasing paper
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Those who like to watch spy movies like “Mission Impossible” are familiar with the self-destructing messages that inform the secret agents of the details of their mission and then dissolve in a puff of smoke. ...
UV-B light sensing mechanism discovered in plant roots
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Dec 08, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered that plant roots can sense UV-B light and have identified a specific gene that is a vital player in UV-B signaling, the communication between cells.
Ozone: Climate change boosts ultraviolet risk for high latitudes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the University of Toronto have discovered that changes in the Earth's ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in northern high ...
Blue light destroys antibiotic-resistant staph infection
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Two common strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, were virtually eradicated in the laboratory by exposing them to a wavelength of blue light, in a process called photo-irradiation that i ...
Tom Cruise smile comes with a sunburn price
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UV light-enhanced tooth bleaching is not only a con, but is dangerous to your eyes and skin, says a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.
Some color shades offer better protection against sun’s ultraviolet rays
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Economy-minded consumers who want protection from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays -- but rather not pay premium prices for sun-protective clothing -- should think blue and red, rather than yellow. ...
Radiation therapy may increase diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Childhood cancer survivors treated with total body or abdominal radiation may have an increased risk of diabetes, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. This correlation does not ap ...
Brain irradiation in lung cancer
Jun 03, 2009 |
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A national Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) study led by a Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center physician at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee has found that a course of radiation therapy to the brain after treatment ...
Sun exposure may trigger certain autoimmune diseases in women
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight may be associated with the development of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly in women, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health ...
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